Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First edition. A little book of life lessons for children. Frontis black-and-white scenic plate, tissue protected. Gift inscription, boards slightly soiled, touch of rubbing to edges and corners, foxed throughout, otherwise very good. Scarce. Item #47756 More about CALEB IN THE COUNTRY: Story for Children

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., (1931). First edition. With frontis and several full-page color plates as well as black-and-white drawings throughout (full-page and in the text). Gilt stamping a little dulled, cover plate slightly spotted, and touch of rubbing to spine ends, otherwise very good to near fine. Presume issued... Item #54450 More about THE PANTALETTE DOLL: From the Metropolitan Museum

Beistle, Mary Alice. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, (1939). First edition. Paper covering on boards rubbed in several small spots on edges and small "Property of ---" stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise near fine in dust jacket with tanned spine, a few small closed edge tears and a tiny hole... Item #34887 More about JUST PUGGY

New York: Knopf, 1942. Second printing, originally published in 1937. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. A mechanical playmate is mistaken for the real thing in this Freddy and friends adventure. Near fine in generally edgeworn, good dust jacket with tissue-tape repair to one-inch chip in bottom front corner. Item #33134 More about THE CLOCKWORK TWIN

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First edition. Illustrationed by Kurt Wiese. Freddy meets up with some unfriendly ghosts when he attempts to rid Mr. Camphor's house of his visiting aunts. The barest wear on corners, otherwise fine, lacking dust jacket. Item #33168 More about FREDDY GOES CAMPING

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First edition, eighth printing, originally published in 1930 under the title MORE TO AND AGAIN. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Spine faded, but not the lettering, otherwise very good, lacking dust jacket. Item #33140 More about FREDDY GOES TO THE NORTH POLE

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First edition. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Fearless Freddy saves the day when Mr. Flint tries to rob the First Animal Bank. Name on front endpaper, otherwise fine, lacking dust jacket. Item #33163 More about FREDDY THE COWBOY

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First edition. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Freddy shows a fraudulent magician a few tricks of his own to protect the inhabitants of nearby Centerboro. The barest wear on corners, otherwise the book is fine in dust jacket with chips at spine ends eliminating "Freddy/the"... Item #33167 More about FREDDY THE MAGICIAN

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1947). First edition, fifth printing, originally published in 1930. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Fine in dust jacket with "V" chip at top of spine affecting "lter" in Walter, otherwise very good to fine with minor soiling but no other chipping. Item #33142 More about MORE TO AND AGAIN

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First edition, second printing. Originally published in 1936. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Freddy plays detective to save his new-found friend Freginald, the famous Boorschmidt Circus's poetry-reciting bear. Very minor cover soiling, otherwise fine, lacking dust jacket. Item #33173 More about THE STORY OF REGINALD

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition, so stated. Children's book, illustrations by Kurt Wiese. An early Freddy in which he helps the cow run for office in the first animal republic. Later re-titled "Freddy the Politician." Fine, lacking the dust jacket, which is scarce. Item #33172 More about WIGGINS FOR PRESIDENT

New Jersey: Margrace Corporation, (1985). First American edition. A textbook for the study of ALICE. Text on one page, illustrations on the next. Questions on the rear pastedown. Fine in pictorial boards. No dust jacket, if it was issued in one. Item #48905 More about ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Classics and Comics

New York: Dell Publ. Co., 1950. "Dell Surprise Book" number 12, first edition thus. Illustrated by Sheila Beckett. Small, oblong, stapled, pictorial paperwraps. Good or better with shelf wear, soiling, and one small chip. Item #48752 More about ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A Surprise Book

Marjorie Collison. New York: Maxton Publishers, Inc., (1947). First edition thus. Two volume set of Ross's version of these classic stories for young readers. Illustrated by Majorie Collison. Both volumes are very good or better with light rubbing to edges, in good to very good pictorial dust jackets which are... Item #48913 More about ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: Two volumes

New York: A. L. Burt Co. Publishers, (1905). First of this edition. One of a series of one-syllable books. Alice goes down the rabbit hole in a chase (words of more than one syllable are appropriately hyphenated throughout the book). Charming color frontispiece, all other illustrations in black and white... Item #48755 More about ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Retold In Words of One Syllable

Alice B. Woodward. London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1920. Later printing; originally published in 1913. Illustrations by Alice B. Woodward, who is best known for her illustrations in THE PETER PAN PICTURE BOOK, which was also published by Bell. Seven full-page black-and-white drawings, plus frontis and front cover; several... Item #48751 More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Helen Oxenbury. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2001). First edition thus: "Especially published for Borders" by Candlewick Press, with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury. Fine in glossy boards and near-fine matching dust jacket with few small tears to head of spine and light crease to bottom front corner. Item #48579 More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Franklin Hughes. New York: Cheshire House, 1931. First edition thus: limited edition, #1194 of 1200 copies, with illustrations by Franklin Hughes. Quarto, white silk-moire boards somewhat soiled, scattered foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Very good, lacking slipcase. Item #49723 More about THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: And What Alice Found There

London: Duckworth & Co., 1910 [circa 1918]. Later printing or issue, dated 1910 but with last book in publisher's ads at rear not published until 1918. Green cloth boards stamped in black; matching heavy paper dust jacket. An animal fable of three royal monkeys who travel to find their missing... Item #41701 More about THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1989). First U.S. edition. Children's book with illustrations by Carmi. Translated by William Weaver. INSCRIBED WITH A QUOTE on half-title page by Eco with the classic opening phrase, "Once upon a time." Short remainder line on bottom page edge, tucked up against spine, otherwise bright... Item #50129 More about THE BOMB AND THE GENERAL

F. Madox Brown. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1892. Stated "Second edition," though we assume this is actually a second printing or even the first edition, first printing with a new title page inserted (see below). His first book, written to amuse his sister Juliet and published when he was... Item #53794 More about THE BROWN OWL: A Fairy Story

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1947). First edition. Translated and illustrated by Wanda Gag. Her final work, which was published after her death. Small worn spot on front cover and two tiny holes and small scrape on rear spine gutter. It appears that the edges have been somewhat inexpertly touched up... Item #25684 More about MORE TALES FROM GRIMM